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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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